The hacker who disrupted the North American Apex Legends Global Series finals has said he did it “just for fun”.
The Apex Legends esport finals took place earlier this week, during which two players were hacked, and given cheat-based abililties. EA and Respawn abandoned the finals, with the Apex esports team stating the “competitive integrity” of the series had been “compromised”.
It’s believed that Destroyer2009, a hacker previously seen in Apex Legends, was behind the security breach. In a new interview with TechCrunch, Destroyer2009 said the hacks were his work, which he did “just for fun”.
Destroyer2009 said the hack was intended to show the vulnerabilities present in Apex Legends with good intentions – in order to highlight the issue to a large audience. “Not many people would have used an exploit like that in an absolutely innocent way for players,” he said. He claimed he didn’t report the vulnerability to Respawn and EA because they don’t offer rewards to third parties who find security flaws.